Show Some Emotion
by Joan Armatrading
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Joan Armatrading bestography
Show Some Emotion is ranked 2nd best out of 29 albums by Joan Armatrading on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Joan Armatrading is Joan Armatrading which is ranked number 3196 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 477.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Show Some Emotion track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Show Some Emotion rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Liedzeit | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 41/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 90/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 49 Music Albums of 1977 | 44/49 | 1 |
| 2026 |  flamingyesdept | Top 47 Music Albums of 1977 | 42/47 | 1 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 2301-2400 | 73/100 | - |
| 2026 | mianfei | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 91/100 | 9 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 69 Music Albums of 1977 | 68/69 | 0 |
| 2026 | pctrooper | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 61/100 | 40 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 48 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 168 | |||
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Show Some Emotion ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 01/06/2026 15:44 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,600 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/01/2025 16:01 | dukeboxkool | 2,232 | 72/100 |
| ! | 02/05/2025 18:22 | Daredevil42 | 2,328 | 73/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 75.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/14/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5404): By pctrooper Romanelli 11/21/2024 18:40 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Fifty EggsShow Some Emotion comments
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ExTeaSea 06/14/2020 20:33 | #253538 | TOP COMMENT
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Found it cheap on vinyl so figured why not I'll check it out. Glad I did cuz it's wonderfully delightful.
Tamthebam 02/01/2017 09:45 | #184702 | TOP COMMENT
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The 4th Joan Armatrading album is a little more upbeat than the self titled "Joan Armatrading" album that preceded it. It doesn't quite hit the heights that album did but is a good album none the less. Side 1 is brilliant (1-5) especially Warm Love & Never Is Too Late. Side 2 is not as good but contains the J.A. classic Willow a concert staple, I also love the song Opportunity a tale of a robbery gone wrong. (Edited)
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